Pick One

Design and the creative process is a game of decision making. If you are bad at making decisions, best not to play.

The Supply of Patience is (mostly) Finite

I should say, it can replenish, so maybe it’s more like an aquifer than an oil well. But still, there are times when the patience is sucked up much too fast and it can seem like the well has run dry. NO MORE BLACK GOLD!

I think we all know what I’m talking about. There’s only so much a person can take. Only so much nonsense can be absorbed. Only so much good faith at our disposal.

So, c’mon. Let’s all play nice together and get this done.

Thanks!

I’ve never been the best at anything

And other tales of mediocrity

  • Playing baseball.

  • Running fast.

  • Playing basketball.

  • Drawing.

  • Taking tests.

  • General trivia knowledge.

  • Being funny.

  • Making art.

  • Playing music.

  • Being a designer.

  • And I’m sure lots, lots more.

And yet, life goes on.

Status Update

I am so fucking amazingly extraordinarily over talking about stuff. Doing is the only thing that matters. That’s it. You want to talk about it? Go start a podcast.

How To: Designer, Do No Harm

I’ve seen first hand a web design shop do logos that were a disservice to the client, big time ad agencies misunderstand the activism, and hot shot design studios grossly misuse a nonprofit’s precious dollars. They were clearly wrong for the job. They probably knew they were. A little more self awareness and humility would’ve helped. Also some restraint. Good lessons to learn no matter who you are.

Hold Off

When you can work anywhere, at any time, when the urge to create strikes you, why not jump right in? Isn’t that part of the beauty of it, to be able to make something wherever it is you happen to be?

Maybe so.

But maybe this time, you hold off.

Let it build. Build some more.

Then get in there and make, make, make.

See how that goes.